Producer Ritika Anand and her husband, director Shailender Vyas, are only interested in producing films about social issues. Their last film, Lost, which was released in 2009 and won an Award of Excellence from the Canada International Film Festival in 2010, was a 60-minute documentary drama about how southeast Asian immigrants to Canada run into… Continue reading Calgary film explores drug culture
Dinos bounced from playoffs
By Ashton Chugh
The Dinos were swept 0–2 last weekend in the opening round of the playoffs against the University of Fraser Valley Cascades. Game one was a blowout, as the Cascades rolled over the Dinos 67–48. Guard Kristie Sheils led the way for the Dinos with 13 points and guard Tamara Jarrett chipped in with 10 points.… Continue reading Dinos bounced from playoffs
Bears strike gold at volleyball championships
By Fabian Mayer
The University of Alberta Golden Bears are Canadian Interuniversity Sport volleyball champions. U of A won the tournament held over the weekend at the University of Calgary beating the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in straight sets (25–19, 25–17, 25–16). The Golden Bears grabbed the momentum early and used the energy of the raucous pro-U… Continue reading Bears strike gold at volleyball championships
Pickup artist successfully ensnares females
Despite the poor reputation men known as pickup artists (PUAs) have acquired in recent years, it seems that all those hours of approaching and harassing unsuspecting women may finally be paying off. One PUA in particular, Vince DeSantis, is reaping the rewards of these practices. Third-year engineering major Claire Mitchell reports that she was attending… Continue reading Pickup artist successfully ensnares females
Navigating the other side of the hill
It is only natural that parents and children butt heads every once in a while. The teen years in particular can be tricky to navigate and may cause tension in families that are the focus of many self-help books. Fourth-year educational psychology student Emily Breyer has taken a different angle on the strain in parent-child… Continue reading Navigating the other side of the hill
Dinos beat Bisons to advance to CW finals
One could not have written a better script for what turned out to be a thrilling ending to a hard-fought Canada West semifinal. The Dinos men’s hockey team were victorious in a decisive game three against the University Manitoba Bisons on Sunday, Mar. 3. A goal from defence Alex Dzielski in overtime gave the team… Continue reading Dinos beat Bisons to advance to CW finals
MacHall lease negotiations pushed to next term
By Riley Hill
The Students’ Union next president better be ready to negotiate. According to SU president Raphael Jacob and vice-president operations and finance Eric Termuende, the SU does not expect to sign a new lease agreement for MacHall before the current executives leave office in April. This means the winners of this year’s election will be tasked… Continue reading MacHall lease negotiations pushed to next term
Bisons force game three in CW semifinals
The University of Calgary Dinos and University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey teams battled it out beyond regulation time in game two of the Canada West semifinals, with the Bisons ultimately forcing a deciding game three in a 3–2 victory. Unlike the night before when the Dinos dominated every aspect of play en route to… Continue reading Bisons force game three in CW semifinals
Dinos lose in CIS volleyball quarterfinal
By Curtis Wolff
The odds were stacked against the seventh-seeded Dinos men’s volleyball team, drawing the 19–1 McMaster Marauders in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. After shocking the Marauders and pumping up the Jack Simpson Gymnasium crowd with an inspired first set victory, the Dinos eventually succumed to the better team, losing in four… Continue reading Dinos lose in CIS volleyball quarterfinal
Society Of Coyotes
By Remi Watts